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A trial date for one of Michael Vick's co-defendants on state dogfighting charges will be set on September 23.

SUSSEX, Va. - A trial date for one of Michael Vick's co-defendants on state dogfighting charges will be set on Sept.

The Atlanta Falcons signed sixth round draft pick running back Thomas Brown from Georgia on Wednesday.

Rookie middle linebacker Curtis Lofton said he is fortunate to be coming into a situation where he can learn from cerebral and hard-working veterans Keith Brooking, Michael Boley and Tony Taylor.

Story updated at 11:44 PM on Monday, April 28, 2008 Brain VanGorder will get a chance to work with another of his former Georgia defensive players. via Athens Banner-Herald

The final day of the Falcons three-day mini-camp Wednesday was by far the most entertaining and spirited. via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“We've learned, and the sheriff has learned, that it takes 45 to 60 days lead time to get through the bureaucracy.”

Michael Vick's trial on state dogfighting charges was rescheduled on Tuesday for June 27. via HendersonvilleNews.com

“This isn't just Good Friday. It's great Friday”

KIRKLAND, Wash. - Lofa Tatupu agreed to a $42 million contract with Seattle that will keep the Pro Bowl linebacker with the Seahawks through the 2015 season. via The Cincinnati Enquirer

Virginia lawmakers are giving prosecutors a powerful new tool to crack down on the brutal practice of dogfighting. via Facing South

“He was released at 8:22 a.m. this morning”

Tony Taylor, the one-time chief care-taker of the Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting operation, was released from federal prison Thursday morning. via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“He is hopeful that following his release he will have the opportunity to resume his career as a professional football player.”

Michael Vick left Virginia on Monday to enter a drug treatment program at a Kansas prison, a move that could reduce the former NFL star's 23-month sentence on a federal dogfighting conviction.

The suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback is now at the U.S. Bureau of Prisons minimum security facility in Leavenworth, his attorney, Billy Martin, said.

"Mr. Vick hopes to participate in programs offered at that facility, including the Bureau of Prisons drug treatment program," Martin said in a statement. Read more

“I think a couple guys are going to go up there to Virginia, get a chance to go see him. We all talked about [doing it] when the season was over. The season is over. We'll try to formulate a plan to get up there to see him.”

Falcons cornerback DeAngelo Hall said he and other players plan to visit quarterback Michael Vick in prison early in the new year. via ESPN

“Judge, my friend Michael Vick is a bit older in 'years' [than Forman was when he changed his ways], but I still feel that this man has come to that same crossroads in his life.”

Most people probably wouldn't try to get a product plug into a letter begging a judge to be lenient with their friend. via New York Post

“As I said earlier when we suspended him indefinitely, we would evaluate that when the legal process was closed”

The issue with Michael Vick is when, not if. As in when he will play in the NFL again. via Chicago Tribune

“I offer my deepest apologies to everyone. And I will redeem myself. I have to.”

Atlanta Falcons football player Michael Vick makes a statement after pleading guilty to a federal dogfighting charge in Richmond, Va., Monday, Aug. via MyFOX Atlanta

A source familiar with the defense in the Michael Vick dog fighting case told ESPN's Kelly Naqi that the government believes Vick has not been forthright in his debriefs with them, and they may push to have ... via ESPN

“You may have thought this was sporting, but it was very callous and cruel”

Friends and family of Purnell Peace wrote letters to Judge Henry Hudson asking him to be lenient when sentencing Peace Friday. via WSB-TV

“The NFLPA believes that Burbank's ruling was erroneous”

Representatives from the NFL Players Association will argue Friday in a federal district court that an arbitrator erred last month in ruling that the Atlanta Falcons can attempt to recover nearly $20 million in ... via ESPN

“Authorities need to send a strong message that torturing and killing dogs in staged fights will not be tolerated at any time, in any place.”

Holding signs bearing photos of dogs who have been fought and reading, "Dogs Deserve Justice" and "Report Dogfighters!" PETA members will rally outside the U.S. District Courthouse in Richmond on Friday as ... via People for the Ethical Treatment of A...

“Also, by surrendering before he's sentenced on December 10, he shows a measure of remorse to the judge who will sentence him and I think he hopes will get a somewhat lesser sentence because the judge does have some discretion”

Michael Vick turned himself in to authorities on Monday to get a head start on serving his sentence for running a dogfighting ring, the U.S. Marshals Service said. via SI.com